Question

Juan is standing on the street. An ambulance moves toward him and then passes by. What best describes the pitch that Juan heats? (A )the pitch remains constant as the ambulance moves toward and then away from Juan. (B) the pitch increases and decreases in a repeated pattern as the ambulance passes Juan. (C) the pitch drops to a lower pitch once the ambulance passes by Juan. (D) the pitch increases to a higher pitch once the ambulance passes by Juan.

Answer 1

(C) The pitch will drop once the ambulance passes by Juan. The reason for this is because of the doppler effect.